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Police: NC State's Thornton arrested after moped accident

Sep 30, 2015 at 11:23a ET

Sep 30, 2015 at 11:23a ET

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State running back Shadrach Thornton is facing legal troubles again.

Raleigh police spokesman Jim Sughrue said Thornton was arrested on Tuesday after he struck a pedestrian while riding a moped motorcycle on a sidewalk near campus. In an email, Sughrue said the pedestrian suffered ''non-life-threatening'' injuries, and that Thornton was later located nearby and taken into custody without incident.

Last year's leading rusher recently returned from a two-game suspension for a violation of athletic department policy.